Thomas Monroe Campbell

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Thomas Monroe Campbell
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Thomas Monroe Campbell (1883–1956) was the first Cooperative Extension Agent in the United States and headed the first Extension Program as a field agent for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Well known for his work under the tutelage of Booker T. Washington[1] and peered with George Washington Carver, Campbell was also the winner of the Harmon Award in 1930 [2] for his service in the field of agriculture. He authored of the book The Movable School Goes to the Negro Farmer. He was a nationally known and well respected public servant of the first rank. A bust of Campbell can be found in the Tuskegee University Library.[3][4]

Campbell and his wife Anna had six children; their fourth child was Col. William A. Campbell, who became a highly decorated member of the Tuskegee Airmen.[5]

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He was among a group of African Americans trained by the Treasury Department to sell war bonds.

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  3. Campbell, T. M. (1969, 1936). The Movable School Goes to The Negro Farmer. New York - Tuskegee Institute: Arno Press & The New York Times - Tuskegee Institute Press.
  4. Rasmussen, W. D. (1989). Taking the University to the People - Seventy-five Years of Cooperative Extension. Ames: Iowa State University.
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